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J. B. GLERMONT.

DOOR.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 19, 1908.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

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APPLICATION FILED DEC. 19, 1908.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

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ilbI-IN I BAPTISTE CLERMONT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE YALE &TOWNE MANUFACTURING COMTPANY, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT.

DOOR.

Application filed December 19, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BAPTISTE CLER- MoN'r, of New York, in thecounty of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Doorstand I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to an improvement in doors. In many high grade fireproof buildings the doors are either made of metal or of wood with metalcoverings, which of course is more expensive than wooden doors, and moredifticult and expensive to alter.

The object of my invention is to so construct a door either of wood ormetal, that the fittings for same can, when necessary, be applied toeither edge or side of the door, or changed from one side to the other,when it becomes necessary by changing the hand of the door, withoutaltering the door, and with this end in view my invention consists in adoor adapted to be permanently hinged at one side edge and havingopenings of the same size and shape, one in each stile of the door, oneopening adapted to receive a lock, and the other opening another articleof builders hardware, the lock and other article being interchangeable.

My invention further consists in certain details in construction as willbe more fully explained and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a section of a doorand its frame showing a lock in one stile and a letter plate in theother. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the door adapted for theattachment of rim butt hinges, to either stile thereof. Fig. 3 is asimilar view of a door the stiles of which are mortised to receive thebutts. Fig. dis a View in section on the line B, B, of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 isa similar view on the line A A of Fig. 2 and Fig. 6 is a similar view onthe line C C of Fig. 3.

1 represents a door which I have shown composed of a wood body orfilling and metal covering 1*, and provided with two slots 2 one in eachstile. These slots are, as shown in dotted. lines in Fig. 1, oblong inshape with rounded ends, and are alike as to Specification of LettersPatent.

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size, shape and location, so that either may receive the lock, and theother a letter plate, a finish plate, or other article of door trim toclose the slot. These slots are so located with relation to the edges ofthe door, that the latter may be hung from either stile, and the locksecured in its proper slot without any cutting or fitting, or a dooralready in place, may be changed to swing from the other stile, and thelock and letter plate or other article re-arranged in the proper slotswithout any cutting or fitting whatsoever. The two slots or openings 2may be fitted with any type of lock, and letter plate or other articleof door trim, which may be of any suitable construction and attached inany preferred way. For purposes of illustration I have shown the lockattachment shown and described in Patent No. 902,044 granted to Peter F.Augenbraun October 27th, 1908, closing one opening and a letter platethe other.

The letter plate comprises an outer frame 3 preferably conforming inshape and size to the escutcheon plate of the lock and provided with aninwardly projecting throat 4 preferably rectangular in shape. Thisthroat rests in the opening in the door and is normally closed by thespring actuated hinged shutter 5 which opens inwardly by a pressureagainst its outer face, and which closes upon the withdrawal of thepressure.

0 is the inside plate provided with a central opening bounded by theflange 7, the

latter conforming in position and shape to the throat 1 on plate 3. Thetwo plates 3 and 6 are secured against the opposite faces of the door bythe screws 8 which are passed through holes in the inner plate 6,through holes in the door corresponding in position to the holes throughwhich the screws 9 of the lock attachment pass, and engage internallythreaded bosses 10 on the inner face of the outer plate 3.

In Figs. 2 and 4: I have shown the door provided near its upper andlower ends, and at both edges with four holes for the passage of bolts11 which secure the rim butts 12 in place, the holes near the oppositeedge of the door being closed by the bolts 13.

In the construction shown in Figs. 3 and 6, the mortises on the freeedge of the door, corresponding to the mortises in which the mortisebutts of the hinges 14 are seated and secured, are filled by the fillingpieces 15 secured in place by screws.

With my improvement the door can be completed without regard to thelocation of the lock. By providing two openings alike, as to size andshape, the lock can be secured to the outer stile, and the letter plateor other piece of hardware or trim, which is designed to conform to theshape and size of the escutcheon plate, in the other hole. In this way Iprovide for the attachment of two essentials to an oflice door withoutany cutting or fitting after the door has been constructed, whichpermits the door to be hung from either edge, and at the same timeprovides for the changing of the attachments from one side of the doorto the other.

It is evident that many slight changes might be resorted to in therelative arrangement of parts shown and described without departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention hence I would have it understoodthat I do not wish to confine myself to the exact construction andarrangement of parts shown and described, but,

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let.- ters-Patent, is

1. The combination with a door having openings of the same size andshape, one in each side or stile of the door, of a lock and a letterplate constructed to be inter ehangeably secured within said openings.

2. The combination with a door adapted to be permanently hinged at oneside edge and having openings of the same size and shape one in eachstile of the door, of a lock and a letter plate constructed to beinterchangeably secured within said openings.

3. The combination with a door having openings of the same size andshape, one in H each stile of the door, of a lock and letter plate eachconstructed to be secured in either opening, whereby they are interchangeable.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN BAPTISTE CLERHONT.

IVitnesseS WILLIAM A. WVYLIE, l VALTER J. CALHOUN.

